South Sudan, Republic of
2.6 South Sudan Storage Assessment

There is a lack of permanent storage capacity in South Sudan and the majority of storage solutions are provided through temporary and mobile storage units. The humanitarian community constitutes the largest sector with available warehouse space and most organisations have storage facilities in Juba and most other major towns.

The commercial sector has taken advantage of this gap and an ever-growing number of warehouses are present in major towns. Cold Chain remains problematic with the capital outlay and risks associated with such endeavours limiting growth in this sector. A number of commercial operators however are currently developing their capacity to provide a complete cold chain solution. 

Commercial Storage

Location

Owner

Available for Rent

Capacity

mt / m² / m³

Type [1]

Access [2]

Condition [3]

Juba

Warehousing Logistics Co

Yes

13 acres of open storage, fenced with security

2,200 m² MSU’s available for rent, 1 cold store MSU

Good access

Good, clean compound

Juba

Worldwide Movers South

Sudan Ltd

Yes

320 m²

Metal and concrete warehouse

Access is difficult

Gravel floor

Juba

RH&S Transporting & Investment

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Juba

Tambura Kator Road

Yes

1,752 m³

Metal concrete warehouse

Good

Concrete

ground

Juba

Hai Malakal Road to Riverside

Yes

2,520 m³

Metal concrete warehouse

Good

Concrete ground

Juba

Hai Munuki Near Carter Center

Yes

30,000 m³

Metal concrete warehouse

Good

Concrete ground

Juba

Juba Kejikeji Road

Yes

2,400 m³

Metal concrete warehouse

Good

Concrete ground

Juba

Network Support Services (RSS)

Yes

6000 m²

Metal/concrete, Rubbhalls, Thermal units, open area for materials/container storage

Good

Secure 19 acre compound.


[1] Warehouse Type: Open storage, container, rub-hall, silo, concrete, other, unspecified

[2] Warehouse Access: Raised-siding, flat

[3] Warehouse condition: Appears intact, appears damaged, under construction/repair

Storage Used by Humanitarian Organizations

All major humanitarian organisations have access to their own storage facilities and warehouse management is mostly conducted in-house. Many organisations also make use of commercial storage. In smaller locations and where the presence and size of  humanitarian actors vary it is common for organisations to share storage space and in some instances smaller organisations rely almost entirely on other organisations for storage.

Through the common storage service, the Logistics Cluster has access to more than 6,700m2 of warehouse space in more than 19 locations across the country. This storage space is made available to the humanitarian community either to augment their current capacity or serve as dedicated storage space on a short-term basis free of charge.

Location

Organization

Sharing Possibility

(Yes / No)

Capacity

mt / m² / m³

Type*

Access**

Condition***

Akobo

Relief International

Yes

240 m²

Wiikhall

Good

Good

Alek

NRC

Yes

240 m²

Wiikhall

Good

Good

Gendrassa

ACTED

Yes

240 m²

Wiikhall

Good

Good

Bentiu

WFP

Yes

240 m²

Wiikhall

Good

Good

Boma

WFP

Yes

240 m²

Wiikhall

Good

Good

Bor (2)

WFP

Yes

240 m²

Wiikhall

Good

Good

Jemaam

ACTED

Yes

240 m²

Wiikhall

Good

Good

Likuangole

WFP

Yes

240 m²

Wiikhall

Good

Good

Malakal (2)

WFP & WVI

Yes

480 m²

Wiikhall

Good

Good

Melut

JAM & WFP

Yes

240 m²

Wiikhall

Good

Good

Renk

JAM & WFP

Yes

240 m²

Wiikhall

Good

Good

Wau (2)

WFP

Yes

480 m²

Wiikhall

Good

Good

Wunrok (2)

ACF

Yes

480 m²

Wiikhall

Good

Good

Yida

Samaritans Purse

Yes

240 m²

Wiikhall

Good

Good

Pibor

INTERSOS

Yes

240 m²

Wiikhall

Good

Good

Kayya

ACTED

Yes

240 m²

Wiikhall

Good

Good

Public Sector Storage

The government has access to a number of warehouse facilities however these facilities are not readily made available to the humanitarian community. In some instances the government is able to provide or allocate storage space to the humanitarian community however access to this space needs to be negotiated for directly with the relevant line ministry.  Additional storage space can also be negotiated for through the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission for those organisations involved in emergency response. 

Cold Chain

Cold Chain remains problematic with the capital outlay and risks associated with such endeavours limiting growth in this sector. A number of commercial operators however are currently developing their capacity to provide a complete cold chain solution. 

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